Shipping box



June 1939- A. ARUTUNOi-F SHIPPING BOX Filed Dec. 24, 1937 W 0 2 Y N 9 m w w Q m4 F1 w .A E Z W. MY. WE h Patented June 6, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 2,161,402 SHIPPING Box Armais Arutunofi, Bartlesville, kla., assignor to Reda Pump Company, Bartlesville, Okla., a corporation of Delaware Application December 24, 1937, Serial No. 181,537

4 Claims. (01. 2os 1) My invention relates to a shipping box, and moreparticularly to a shipping box for cylindrical deep well pumps or motors for driving the (same,

,5 A deep well pump is a diflicult thing to ship, as p it comprises a long cylinder of such diameter as -to be able to be inserted in a well casing and may be over twenty feet in length. The motor for driving the deep well pump is likewise of such 6 diameter as to be'ableto be inseretd in a well casing, and is of great length with respect to its diameter.

The shipping boxes must be of suflicient stiffness to prevent their fdrooping during handling,

with possible injury to the pump or motor parts.

One object of my invention is to provide a shipping box for shipping elongated articles of small diameter.

j Another object of my invention is to provide a novel elongated shipping box. Other and furtherobjects of my invention will Qapp-ear from the following description.

' In the accompanying drawing which forms part of the instant specification and is to be read in conjunction therewith, and in which like reference numerals are used to indicate like parts in the various views:

Fig. 1 is a plan view with parts broken away of a shipping box showing one embodiment of 30 my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the shipping box shown n Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the shipping box shown in Fig. 1. p

a Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55, Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-45, 40 v Fig. 7 is a sectional view ofa modified form of my shipping box.

Referring now to the drawing, the shipping box comprises an upper trough like member I, and a 43 lower trough like member 2. The trough like members and 2 are formed of heavy metal and are provided with ends 3 and 4. A channel memher 5 iswelded to the upper trough member I, and a, channelfi is weldedto the lower trough 5) member 2. These channels provide flat bottoms on which the shipping boxes rest, and also furnish longitudinal bracing to prevent bending or rcoping, giving great longitudinal stifiness for the weight of material used in rendering the shipping boxes beams.

A plurality of saddles or, inserts I are positioned throughout the interior of the shipping box to provide-a cradle .upon which the motor being shipped may rest. Cooperating spacing saddles B are provided in the upper portion or cover of the box. Pins}! and") are. positioned at a plurality of places. within the upper and lower members I and 2 to provide for the positioning of the saddles l and the spacing members 8. If desired, the spacing of the saddles may be accomplished by dowel pins I I, as can. readily be seen by reference toFig.7.

oppositely disposed pairs of lugs l2 are welded at a plurality of separated places to the upper member or cover of the box as can readily be seen by reference to Fig. 1. Cooperating pairs of lugs I3 are welded to the lower member of the box at positions directly under the upper lugs.

The lugs are provided with openings I5 through which bolts I4 are adapted to pass for clamping the upper and lower box members together.

Elongated handles iii are provided at a plurality of places along the box on opposite sides thereof, as can readily be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. It will be noted that the handles l6 extend from the sides of the box a distance less than the width of the lugs I2. It will be further noted that the handles are secured upon opposite sides of the lugs 12. The saddle members I and 8 are such that when the bolts M are tightened, the sides of the box do not quite come together, so that the pump or motor being shipped is clamped between the saddle members by means of the bolts holding it firmly in place and preventing it from shifting. The clamping forces are transmitted through the lugs l2 and in order to prevent bending or distortion of the lugs, the handles IE pass between a pair of upper and lower lugs outboard of the bolts, as can readily be seen by reference to Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

The portion of the handle passing between the lugs will prevent the lugs from being distorted when the bolts draw the upper and lower box portions together to clamp the motor or pump being shipped in the shipping box. Furthermore, the handles l6 extending on each side of the lugs act as lug guards, preventing injury to the lugs by striking objects during the handling of the box, or injury to persons on the sharp corners.

It will be seen that I have accomplished the objects of my invention. I have provided a novel shipping box adapted to ship elongated cylindrical objects which are normally difiicult to pack or ship. The construction is such that the cylindrical object being shipped will be securely clamped between upper and lower protecting members which are themselves sufliciently stiff to prevent bending or drooping of the shipping box, with ensuing injury to the article being shipped.

The handles enable the box to be handled and at the same time perform the additional functions of protecting the lugs and preventing the lugs from being bent or distorted by the clamping action exercised by the bolts.

It will be understood that certain features and sub-combinations are of utility and may be employed without reference to other features and sub-combinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of my claims. It is further obvious that various changes may be made in details within the scope of my claims without departing from the spirit of my invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that my invention is not to be liimted to the specific details shown and described. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: g

l. A shipping box for elongated cylindrical articles comprising a pair of semi-cylindrical members, channels secured to and extending longitudinally of said members, lugs secured to upper and lower semi-cylindrical members adjacent their edges at spaced places therealong, said lugs being provided with openings, and bolts positioned in said openings for drawing said members together.

2. A shipping box as in claim 1 having a plurality of saddles positioned therein, said saddles being adapted to support an object being shipped, the dimensions of said saddles being such with respect to the object being shipped that said upper and lower members will be held spaced apart whereby when said bolts are tightened the object being shipped will be clamped between said saddles.

3. A shipping box as in claim 1 having handles, said handles having portions thereof extending between said lugs whereby when said bolts are tightened, distortion of said lugs is prevented.

4. A shipping box comprising a pair of upper and lower members of great length with respect to their cross sectional dimensions, saddles positioned within said elongated members adapted to embrace an article to be shipped, lugs secured to said upper and lower members adjacent their edges at spaced places longitudinally therealong, means for'urging said lugs toward each other to clamp said members together, handles extending between said lugs and secured to said members on opposite sides of said lugs, the construction being such that said handles will prevent said lugs from being distorted when said means for urging said lugs together are operated, and said handles will act as lug guards} ARMAIS ARUTUNOFF. 

